The bicerin is a characteristic non-alcoholic drink of Turin that is served in a glass, hence the Piedmontese term "bicerin" (small glass). It is made from a special mixture of cocoa, coffee and whole milk according to a secret recipe.
According to some scholars, the formula of the bicerin is linked to the historical café called "Caffè Al Bicerin" in which the original recipe of the bicerin is handed down, located in Piazza della Consolata in Turin.
According to others, the bicerin would have been created in the early eighteenth century, in the coffee Florio of Po district, in Turin. In the 1800s, the bicerin was the usual morning drink of the well-to-do Turinese. Someone also called it "bicerin ‘d Cavour" because the statesman was a habitual consumer. Several poets, musicians and writers appreciated the bicerin, among them also Alexandre Dumas, who was in Turin in 1852.
